Chicago Science Fest - Science Expo Day

The main “Science Expo” day of Chicago Science Fest 2019 will feature a day full of exciting science talks by research experts from universities, museums, and national laboratories on a wide variety of interesting topics. There will also be interactive demonstrations for curious people like you! 

Expo tickets get you access to ALL the talks all day — visit as many as you like. In between talks you can visit an array of cool demonstrations. And stay for a happy hour at the end of the day.

Speaker Information & Agenda:

11:00AM – 12 noon

Doug Sisterson, MS

Are you sure YOU understand Climate Change? Explaining Climate Change and Finding Solutions

Tanya Berger-Wolf, PhD

Tracking endangered species by their spots! Individual tiger sharks, turtles, giraffes, whales, and more, are monitored in the wild using AI and Citizen Science

12noon – 1:00PM

Thomas Wall, PhD

What Climate Change Means for Infrastructure and the Built Environment – Can we engineer our way out of this?

Sliman Bensmaia, PhD

Brains and ‘Bionic’ Limbs – The Research of Touch and Sensation in the Neuroscience of Prosthetics

1:00PM – 2:00PM

Kristian Hammond, PhD

Language and Artificial Intelligence – the evolution of communication and connecting and the practical applications of machine-generated language

Elizabeth Addison, PhD

The Real Science of Positive Psychology — Teaching positivity skills proven to reduce stress and anxiety

2:00PM – 3:00PM

Ben Zhao, PhD - Dangers & Risks of Artificial Intelligence — Insecurity & Hacking of Systems

Cathryn Nagler, PhD - Food Allergies and the microbiome – What’s the connection? What’s the answer?

3:00PM – 4:00PM

Wesley Robert Ketchum, PhD

Tracking the Elusive Neutrino Particle — the physics of a subatomic trip from distant stars to South Dakota via Fermilab

4:00PM – 5:30PM

Rebecca Thompson, PhD

Science of Superheroes: Wonder Woman & Captain Marvel DC vs. Marvel Movie Superheroes — Who’s faster? Who’s stronger?